John Hancock
April 10, 2008
On April 10th 1832 John Hancock was born in Hyson Green. He was the son of Samuel Hancock who built the first lace factory in the area.
After being apprenticed to Messrs J.B.Lewis & Sons he became manager. The firm moved from Nottingham to Ilkeston Junction in 1885.
As far as we know there is no relation to Tony Hancock who was born in Hall Green, Birmingham.
Adam of Waterloo Crescent
Greetings Adam of Waterloo Crescent,
I hope you enjoy this photo taken today (15th April 2008) on Radford Road. It shows that the Hancock tradition continuing in the area. I wonder if J.Hancock & Son is an any way related to Samuel Hancock the lace mill owner?
Alan
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Adam | April 16, 2008 at 2:49 pm
The plot thickens, the blog is slowly turning me into a heritage and history nut, I walk around looking ‘UP’ far more than where I am actually supposed to be going!
Keep up the good work, it’s all very interesting…
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Ruth | April 21, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Does anyone know anything about the Hyson Green riots in 1981? I have briefly heard about these, but I have no idea if they were a series of small scuffles or major riots.